Enhancement of HIV-1 Infectivity. Early work on this topic ... protein other than CD4 that blocks the function of Env in the virion. Nef enhances infectivity by downregulating this unknown protein ...

Research programs that would help make the HIV response more effective and affordable have been slashed. This will make it more difficult for officials as they look to guide the response forward ...

HIV symptoms vary by the stage of infection, known as acute HIV infection (Stage 1), chronic HIV infection (Stage 2), and AIDS (Stage 3). During primary infection, the symptoms are caused by the virus ...

An annual injection designed to guard against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has completed an important early safety trial, researchers report in The Lancet, external medical journal.

What Are HIV/AIDS Medications? HIV medications can help lower your viral load, fight infections, and improve your quality of life. They can lower your chances of spreading HIV, but if you take ...

Toronto Public Health has sent letters to around 2,500 patients, notifying them of potential exposure to HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C due to an infection control breach at a Toronto ...

With HIV, which can take over the entire immune system in a matter of a couple of days, it’s necessary to completely prevent infection. “If even one infectious virion, or virus particle ...

An innovative dually fluorescent viral platform combining lipophilic dyes staining viral membrane, and a cleavable GFP-Gag chimeric protein as a fluid-phase marker present inside the virion was ...

If you’re living with HIV, you may be curious if alcohol is safe for you. In general, too much alcohol can weaken a person’s immune system, which could lead to health problems. But it also may ...

United States funding cuts to HIV/AIDS programmes in many African countries could lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths on the continent, health experts and aid organisations have warned.